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Ministry of Education
Minister of State for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre concludes His 5-day tour to North-East, West Bengal and Odisha
Shri Dhotre encourages students to watch Pariksha Pe Charcha programme of the Prime Minister to reduce exam pressure
Minister of State for Human Resource Development , Communications and Electronics and Information Technology concluded his five-day tour of Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, and Odisha with a visit to the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  Cuttack, Odisha. He interacted with students and teachers of the school on different aspects of students’ life in the school, and also had lunch with them. The Minister told the students not to take pressure of any exam and enjoy their childhood, with curisosity towards their surroundings. He also told the students to watch Pariksha Pe Charcha on 20th Jan 2020 at 1100 am, wherein the Prime Minister will have interaction with school students from across the country on the issues related to examination.
During this interaction, the Minister also spoke about India's diverse culture and importance of ‘Unity in Diversity’ and highlighted Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaign among the students. Odisha is paired with Maharashtra under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaign. He exhorted the students to become the active agents in the protection of environment, and to avoid using ‘Single-use Plastic’.
During this tour, the Minister also visited Kendriya Vidylayas at Guwahati and Agartala and interacted with the students and teachers. He also visited India's Monsoon monitoring ST RADAR of SAMEER at Guwahati and subsequently IIT Guwahati and reviewd its functioning.
He also chaired a conference of all NITs in North East at Agartala, Tripura and interacted with Directors of all NITs in North East on technology start-ups and entrepreneurship, for better future prospects for youth of North-East India. The conference was also attended by senior officials of Ministry of Electronics and IT, and its organisations Software Technology Parks of India  and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology 
During this tour, he also reviewed the progress of improvement in mobile coverage in remote areas of North-East India, status of broadband connectivity in villages, and functioning of Postal Banks and other activities of Department of Posts in the North East. Subsequently, he also visited C-DAC  at Kolkata and reviewed the products developed by it for improving the life of common man. In Bhubaneswar, he visited NIC Data Centre and reviewed its functioning.
President's Secretariat
President of India to address the nation tomorrow on the eve of 76th Independence Day
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will address the nation tomorrow  on the eve of the 76th Independence Day.
The address will be broadcast from 1900 hrs. on the entire national network of All India Radio  and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. Broadcast of the address in Hindi and English on Doordarshan will be followed by broadcast in regional languages by regional channels of Doordarshan. AIR will broadcast regional language versions at 2130 hrs. on its respective regional networks.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Special Campaign 2.0 Being Undertaken To Promote Cleanliness, Good Governance & Ease Of Living While Reducing Compliance Burden
For Quick Redressal Of Issues, Department of water resources Creates Special Campaign Portal For Collecting Daily Data
A Special Campaign 2.0 has been launched on Gandhi Jayanti, 2nd October which will go on till 31st October, 2022 under which all ministries/departments are focusing on Swachhata & promoting cleanliness, good governance & ease of living while reducing compliance burden and reducing pendency in Government. The Special Campaign 2.0 reinforces the importance of timely disposal of references and a clean work space. The Special Campaign 2.0 is being carried out in two phases namely, the Preparatory phase from 14th-30th September & Implementation phase from 2nd-31st October, 2022. To celebrate the Special Campaign 2.0 in its true spirit, the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti undertook comprehensive planning and monitoring of cleanliness, space management and beautification of the ministry and all the field offices during the preparatory phase.
In the implementation phase, the data is being collected on a daily basis and a Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  portal was created for quick redressal of issues. Various departments like CWC, CSMRS, NWDA, FBP, CGWB, DoWR, NMCG etc. undertook ‘before’ and ‘after’ activities to promote and highlight the importance of cleanliness and maintenance inside and outside the office premises.
The Central Water Commission  has showcased incredible work in the field as it has organized cleanliness activities in multiple locations such as Brahmaputra Basin Organization, Guwahati, Yamuna Basin Organization, Jhansi, Saket, Dwarka Canal Front etc. The activities undertaken were, cleanliness drive at riverside, removal of scraps and redundant items, identifying obsolete items and removing them to free the spaces and taking due diligence of maintaining cleanliness around the office premises.
Special campaign 2.0 is still in progress and aims to ensure cleanliness and speedy disposal of all pending matters in government offices in a timely manner.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.62 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
79,529 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,797
Active cases stand at 0.01%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.81%
96 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,41,51,315
114 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
91.68 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,38,820 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Finance
Central Board of Direct Taxes participates in Swachhata Campaign and Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  2.0
The Central Board of Direct Taxes  is actively participating in the Swachhata Campaign and Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  2.0 from 2nd October, 2022 to 31st October, 2022. During the campaign, special focus has been on weeding out of old records, disposal of scrap and waste materials to reclaim hitherto unused office spaces, extensive cleaning of work spaces, among other initiatives.
Income Tax Office in Guwahati has reclaimed 8,000 sq ft of office space by weeding out of old records and disposal of scrap, which has been converted into a multi-purpose hall. Similarly, 3,000 sq ft space has been reclaimed in the Lucknow office. Other field offices have also reclaimed substantial office space in their regions by undertaking similar initiatives. Special efforts have also been made for beautification of such reclaimed office spaces, to enhance the work environment. Furthermore, balconies, terraces and roof tops have been converted into green spaces in various office buildings in Delhi, Mumbai, NER, and Pune regions. Other regions are also being encouraged to follow suit.
In sync with the spirit of the Special Campaign 2.0, CBDT has adopted a citizen centric approach by using several innovative measures for redressal of public grievances through various platforms. In this context, 430 Aaykar Seva Kendras  have been made operational in multiple locations across the country. These ASK Centres are single points of contact for the tax-payers for availing services such as PAN enquiry, viewing of 26AS, downloading of circulars/press releases, jurisdiction related queries, refund status, etc. Such requests, as also other grievances of taxpayers are registered and acknowledged at these centres, through unique identifier, for tracking the request/grievance.
Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary DARPG visited the Income Tax Office at Guwahati on 14th October, 2022 and reviewed the progress of Special Campaign 2.0. He also inspected the ASK centre of Income Tax Department in Guwahati, where he was briefed about the services being offered to taxpayers through the ASK centre there, as well as in ASK centres across the country.
Recognizing the importance of taxpayer services, a post of Member  was created in the CBDT. Moreover, a Directorate of Tax Payer Services has been established for ensuring smooth delivery of taxpayer services and to deal with taxpayer grievances. The Income Tax Department has set up a toll-free helpline number to assist the taxpayers with their income tax related queries and issues.
As part of taxpayer engagement and with a view to help resolve taxpayer grievances, the twitter handle of the Income Tax Department is also widely used for Online Response Management  to respond swiftly to taxpayer queries/grievances. The services provided by the Income Tax Department through its twitter handle have been appreciated by many taxpayers especially during the deadlines for filing of returns/audit reports.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Fit India Movement is a journey towards healthier and fitter India: Shri Kiren Rijiju
This Ministry has launched the Fit India Thematic Campaign “फिटनेस की डोज़ - आधा घंटा रोज़” on 1st December 2020. The objective behind the campaign is to encourage the citizens to include at least 30 minutes of physical activities in their day-to-day lives with an aim to make India a fitter and healthier nation.
The first anniversary of the Fit India Movement was celebrated on 24th September 2020 through a virtual event, namely, Fit India Dialogue, wherein Prime Minister of India interacted with seven  fitness influencers of the country from different walks of life emphasising the importance of fitness and health. Fitness influencers/ celebrities on the panel included Sh. Virat Kohli, Sh. Milind Soman, Ms. Rujuta Diwekar, Sh. Devendra Jhajharia, Swami Shvadhyanam Saraswati, Ms. Afshan Ashiq and Sh. Mukul Kanitkar.
Since the inception of Fit India Movement in 2019, various successful initiatives and activities have been undertaken by this Ministry under the aegis of “Fit India” like Fit India Plog Run, Fit India School, Fit India Cyclothon, Fit India Walkathon, Fit India Freedom Run to motivate people from all age groups and walks of life to include physical activities in their daily life. These events have received tremendous response and the Fit India Movement has now become a very popular programme in the country.
Fit India Movement is a nationwide Mission. This Ministry has successfully implemented the road-map envisioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India transforming the objective of fitness into a people’s movement where people from all States/UTs have shown passionate intensity towards the Fit India Movement.
Fit India Movement is a journey towards healthier and fitter India. This Ministry is incessantly working towards this objective whereby the citizens of this country are being encouraged to take their health and well-being as an utmost priority by making small changes in their lifestyle. This Ministry has started various programmes/ initiatives to promote this culture of physical fitness. Further, in convergence with the programmes of other Ministries and Government Departments, this Ministry has been organising public events to create a big impact of Fit India Movement both through the virtual media as well as physically.
‘Health’ being a State subject, the responsibility to check the lifestyle diseases which are increasing in the country rests with the State/Union Territory governments. However, this Ministry has actively began spreading the awareness about being physically fit. Towards this goal, age-appropriate fitness protocols have been developed in collaboration with health experts and proactive efforts are being made to exhort the citizens of this country to modify their lifestyle and make physical fitness an integral part of the daily life.
This information was given by Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways earned over Rs 2500 Crore through scrap sale till September
Indian Railways makes all out efforts to optimally utilise resources by mobilising scrap materials and sale through e-auction
Indian Railways has registered remarkable scrap sale in first six months of this Financial Year 2022-22. Through this sale, Indian Railways has earned total Rs 2582 Crore till September 2022 compared to Rs 2003 Cr. during the same period of last FY 2021-22 which is 28.91% higher. The target for earnings through sale of scraps for the financial year 2022-23 has been fixed at Rs. 4400 crores.
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Ferrous scrap of 3,93,421 MT was disposed in 2022-23 as compared to 3,60,732 MT in 2021-22. Also 1751 Nos. of wagons, 1421 Nos. of coaches and 97 Nos. of locos were disposed in 2022-23 as compared to 1835 Nos. of wagons, 954 Nos. of coaches and 77 Nos. of locos in 2021-22 upto Sept.2022.
Indian Railways makes all out efforts to optimally utilise resources by mobilising scrap materials and sale through e-auction.
Generation and sales of unserviceable/scrap railway material is an ongoing process and is monitored at highest level in Zonal Railways and in Railway Board. In construction projects, scrap is normally generated in Gauge Conversion projects. Released Permanent Way items being offered for scrap are not reusable on track. These are disposed off in accordance with the Codal provisions of Railways.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
First commercial shipment of Mishri variety of cherries from Kashmir exported to Dubai
In a step towards boosting horticultural crops exports, a first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of luscious cherries from Kashmir valley has been exported to Dubai from Srinagar.APEDA assisted the shipment of cherries to Dubai by MS Desai Agri-Food Private Limited, a venture company of MS Innoterra, Dubai.
Prior to this shipment, a sample consignment was sent in the middle of June 2021 from Srinagar to Dubai through air which were transhiped from Mumbai. Following an encouraging response from the consumers in Dubai, the first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of cherries were exported to Dubai.
Mishri variety of Cherries are not only taste delicious but also contain vitamins, minerals and plant compound with health benefits.
The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir produces more than 95% of the total country’s production of commercial varieties of cherries in the country. It produces four varieties of cherry — Double, Makhmali, Mishri and Italy.
Prior to the shipment, the cherries were harvested, cleaned and packed by APEDA registered exporter while the technical inputs were provided by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir.
APEDA-National Referral Laboratory at National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune provided support for ensuring food safety and quality in the shipment, which would help create brand for cherries especially in the middle east countries.
The commencement of commercial shipment of cherries would provide huge opportunities for exports of several temperate fruits like plums, pears, apricot and apples from Kashmir to especiallyto middle east countries in the forthcoming seasons.
APEDA has been conducting interactions with farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations , government officials and other stakeholders for boosting exports potential of agricultural produce from Kashmir such as apples, almonds, walnuts, saffron, rice, fresh fruits and vegetables and certified organic products.
Several rounds of virtual awareness creation programme involving the local producers, suppliers, FPOs and exporters from Kashmir are being conducted for ensuring export of temperate fruits from the region.
For ensuring exports of quality agricultural produce which adhere to global standards, APEDA has also initiated awareness programme on National Programme on Organic Production and ISO-17065 requirements for the officials of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The purpose of such programme was to acquaint officials of the UTs with the third-party certification system for organic products as well as international trade of organic products.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Rehabilitation of Minor Rape Victims
The Juvenile Justice  Act, 2015  is the primary legislation for ensuring the safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of children in need of care and protection including minor rape victims and those in conflict with law by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment and social re-integration. It defines standards of care and protection to secure the best interest of child.
The primary responsibility of execution of the JJ Act, 2015 lies with the State Governments.The Juvenile Justice  Model Rules, 2016 framed under JJ Act, inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition and diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training and counselling.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing “Child Protection Services”   for providing financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law.Under CPS financial assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care Institutions.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Union MoS Dr. L Murugan condoles the death of former Andhra CM K Rosaiah
Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr. L Murugan condoles the death of former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief Minister of the unified State of Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah
Union MoS has tweeted:
“Saddened by the passing away of former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief Minister of the unified State of Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah. Condolences to his family and supporters. My prayers for his soul to rest in peace.”
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Special Service and Features
Launching of Artificial Intelligence  based Smart Farming
A training on Smart Farming using e-crop was inaugurated by Shri P.Prasad,State Minister for Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare, on 16th June, 2022 at ICAR – CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram by launching the e-crop based smart fertigation facility. The Electronic Crop  is an IOT device based on artificial intelligence technology like ICT as part of increasing farmer’s income and it is first of its kind developed in India in 2014 by Dr. Santhosh Mithra, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CTCRI, and Thiruvananthapuram. While delivering the welcome address Dr.M.N.Sheela, Director ICAR-CTCRI spoke about the technologies developed by the Institute and about the schemes implemented by the Institute. Launching the facility, the Minister said that the farmers become smart when smart services are provided to them. The agricultural sector will gain vigour only when farmers become smart. Every human being who consumes food is related to agriculture. The Government and the society has to interfere to solve the problems being faced by the farmers. Whenever a technology is developed, farmers need should be given priority. He congratulated all the staff of ICAR-CTCRI during this occasion. Dr.Mithra gave a brief about the project on e crop.
Dr. Vikramadithya Pandey, Assistant Director General  , ICAR, New Delhi delivered the key note address. He stressed the need of human touch in the effective transfer of technology and appreciated Dr. Santhosh Mithra for developing and popularizing the technologies of e-crop device. Smt. L.R. Arathy, IES, Director, Kerala State Horticulture Mission  was the Guest of Honour. She said the Mission is willing to provide financial support to the farmers for installation of such facilities in their fields. She also launched the SMS services of e-crop and released a publication on “Integrated management of mealy bugs in Cassava”. Dr. Sheela Immanuel, SIC, ESS proposed the vote of thanks.
As a part of this programme, 100 farmers from five Panchayats of Nedumangadu blocks, Aruvikkara, Panavoor, Karakularm, Vembayam and Anad were trained in e-crop based smart farming facility.
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PIB Headquarters
APPRENTICESHIP MELA IN 7 DISTRICTS ACROSS TAMIL NADU
The Regional Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  has planned for recruitment drive to select candidates for apprenticeship through ITIs in seven regions of Tamil Nadu from 19th February to 4th of March. Addressing Media in Chennai today Joint Director of RDSDE Shri. K. Srinivasa Rao said over 20,000 candidates will be selected through this drive and training will be given to them in various trades at different Private and Government Public Sector undertakings.
The selected candidates would be trained in PSUs like BHEL, ICF, NLC and other corporates in the States. Those selected would also be given stipend amount of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 12,000 depending upon the industries policy and trade which would last for one or two years depending upon the trade he added. He said, sessions on skills needed to match the requirement of the industry would be included in the curriculum and the candidates would be given opportunity to hone their skills in the industry.
Shri Srinivasa Rao said, those who have passed 8th standard can appear for the objective type written test and interview to be short listed for training in different trades. After completion of apprenticeship training the candidates are eligible to appear for All India Trade Test  exam and National Apprenticeship Certificate is issued to the successful candidates. The certificates would also help them find job placements in the industry in India and abroad, he said.
He said, the Recruitment is being planned at ITIs at Chengleput, Salem, Coimbatore, Uludurpettai, Madurai, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli from 19th of February to 4th of March.